things kevin hates

Okay, I guess I’m a few days late with this post, but a certain sore loser from Russia won’t shut his trap, so why should I? I’m talking about Evgeni Plushenko, the silver medalist in men’s figure skating, who has spent the days since his loss (if one can call a silver medal a loss) bitching about the winner, American Evan Lysacek. Most of Plushenko’s criticism centers around one fact: Lysacek didn’t do a quad, and Plushenko did. In Plushenko’s mind (and in the mind of some commentators, such as noted mullet-loving Canadian figure skating great/he-man Elvis Stojko), the quad should be the sine qua non of men’s figure skating. In their minds, the sport hasn’t advanced in decades, while other sports have moved ahead in leaps and bounds—just compare this year’s halfpipe routines to ones from four years ago. Continue reading ‘evgeni plushenko’s whining’